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'Revenge porn' victims press for new laws

'Revenge porn' victims press for new laws

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In this Oct. 30, 2013 photo, anti-revenge porn advocate Annmarie Chiarini poses in her home in Towson, Md. Chiarini got behind the cause after an ex-boyfriend took to the Internet to post nude images that she shared with him privately over the course of their relationship. After California and New Jersey passed laws outlawing revenge porn, an increasing number of states, including Maryland, Wisconsin and New York, are considering whether to make it illegal to post any sexually explicit image online without that person’s permission. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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In this Oct. 30, 2013 photo, Maryland state Rep. Jon Cardin, D-Baltimore County, speaks at a news conference to announce a bill that would criminalize "revenge porn" - the nonconsensual distribution of ex-significant others' nude photos on the Internet - in Baltimore. Cardin, who is running for the Democratic nomination to become state attorney general, is among the latest of state legislators to announce a revenge porn law. His proposal would make it a felony to intentionally distribute sexually explicit digital images of another person without their consent, punishable by up to five years in jail and a $25,000 fine.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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In this Oct. 30, 2013 photo, anti-revenge porn advocate Annmarie Chiarini speaks with a reporter after a news conference to announce a bill that would criminalize "revenge porn" - the nonconsensual distribution of ex-significant others' nude photos on the Internet - in Baltimore. Chiarini got behind the cause after an ex-boyfriend took to the Internet to post nude images that she shared with him privately over the course of their relationship. After California and New Jersey passed laws outlawing revenge porn, an increasing number of states, including Maryland, Wisconsin and New York, are considering whether to make it illegal. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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WASHINGTON — Annmarie Chiarini's long-distance boyfriend was goading her to pose nude. The pictures would be for his eyes only, Chiarini recalls him saying, because she was so beautiful and because he missed her so much. He promised, she said, they would be stored on a compact disc and hidden in his drawer.